Susan Boyle Quotes

As a newcomer, you know, you don't come out the gate as a singer and try to compare with Judy Garland.

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'

I have always known that I wanted to be a singer and I knew that meant sacrificing some things for my dream. When I am home I hang out with my friends and go to dances, so I try and partake in some of the activities that I miss out on.

I decided I was going to be an opera star. I was about 12.

It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.

I started my teenage years singing in churches across America, and finally wound up on a big stage.

Nice guys just don't finish first in the music industry.

When I was younger, I just wanted to be a singer.

I was living in Knoxville, Tennessee, and I didn't really know how you would become a singer. I didn't even think that I could do it. I didn't even dream about it. But when I was 12, it was that year where I got tall, boys got cute, everything was weird. Then my parents split up on top of that, so it was a big year of change for me.

I'm in a crazy business. The music industry is really tough, and I fight for my life. I just want to make everybody happy.

I always wanted to be a singer - my whole life, all I ever did was sing around the house.

I was in musical theater when I first started, so there was always both acting and singing. But as far as getting a record deal, that took time. The majority of that time, I was acting.

I used to tell my family that I was going to be a singer since I learned how to talk.

I've been fortunate enough to always have plenty of work, offers to go out and play shows. The hardest thing I have to do is pick out which one I want. For some reason, there's a great demand out there, whether I've got a new record out or not.

I never wanted to be an opera singer. I wanted to be an actress, maybe a rock singer.

I wish I could be a professional singer.

I loved to sing my whole life, but it was never really - I don't even know how to say it. It was never presented to me as an actual career option.

I've been singing my whole life and I've always wanted to be able to pursue a music career.

I keep reminding myself I'm the same guy who was lucky enough to get my break because Roger Daltrey commissioned me to write the songs for one of his earlier albums.

We were extremely lucky that someone discovered us as a band and that we got to experience a type of cinderella story.

I've been trying to be a singer ever since I was 2 years old and I'm a whole 27 years old now so it's like, things can happen or they can't. It's a humbling experience every year, every day.

I have sung some great songs, and fortunately, all have gone to become hits.

I think I knew when I was about 2 and a half that I wanted to be a singer.

'The Cup' song did give a huge push, and after that, a lot of Internet happened. In the meantime, I was auditioning for many things, and 'Karwan' happened.

Luck has a lot to do with being a musician.